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WOW, $2100!  They must be really nice!
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Originally posted by Dolphin Dolphin wrote:

Cheap, he is giving you the around the bend.  Personally, I think it is wrong to post PMs. 

 

It's not only wrong to do ethically, it's also against one of our 6 rules of engagement.

 

6.  PM stands for Private Message.  Do not share PM's without the consent of the sender.

 

 

 

 

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Originally posted by Dogge r Dogge r wrote:

Don't take it seriously Dolphin, 8shots is just having some good natured fun with this one!

 

I would not assume that he is kidding, because Leupold's cost and status is relative to where you are.........he's in S. Africa.

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doesnt leupold have a no outside the usa sales deal or am i confused?
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Rifledude..............I did not suggest or make anything mandatory for die hard Leupy owners to support their own product with facts and evidence. But certainly, the attitude of a very few minority, prompt or cause me to put forth a challenge and say,,, OK then!! Tell us why these scopes are as good as you say they are!........Not only on this thread but others as well, we have all read something like;;;;;"Leupolds are the only way to go",,,,,,,,,,,"Can`t go wrong with them"..........."Bushnells? They suck!" (Yeah, in the old days).....or........"I wouldn`t own anything else but Leupold".....or......some other type of snobby comment, which of course they are entitled to make. I am also entitled to react with some questions. You have seen those types of remarks and know what I`m talking about....... Nothing wrong with liking their favorite scope product. But sometimes their attitudes become a little too snobby and pompice! What I`m saying to them is; just don`t tell us they are better, but explain to us why they are better. Is there something better in their optics or better in their design which makes them more durable, etc. etc. Why exactly, is Leupold the only scope you`ll ever own? Why are they better than 4200`s, the Monarchs and others? IMO, those are legitimate questions to ask...........If 8shots was joking around, then he could have fooled me! 
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Leupold makes a good but wayyy overpriced product.  It is not quality American labor vs cheap imports.  Loopy's prices are right there with the high-end euro imports.  I can assure you that Loopy's labor cost is no where near that of the europeans.

 

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RifleDude is absolutley correct about short range BR shooters freezing the internals. But they still use a lot of the Competion 35X, 40X, and 45X models. You don't see many straight power scopes at 600 yard or 1000 yard matches, because you can't lower the magnification when the mirage starts to boil.
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Whoo Whee, this ones been.....interesting.  

 

Lots of good post's, observations, opinions, as usual. Our passion for optics is really apparent in this thread.

 

Frankly, I feel "some" Leupold users on the INTERNET are too thin skinned when it comes to someone saying anything negative about Loopies, or even having the audacity to recommend a different scope over the Gold Ring....  You really don't have to say anything out right negative, you just don't go along with the Leupold camp and you are "branded" a basher...(shrug)

 

I live just south of Dolphin and can attest to his claims of this area of the SE being Loopieville!

I have been witness to some of the craziest, most infantile, cultist, behavior from some Leupold folks here than can be believed.... 

 

I'm talking arms folded, head shaking side to side, down right mule headed stubborn, spit on the ground when a Jap scope is mentioned, behavior.

 

That said, I've known some squared away Leupold owners LE/Military or semi-pro big game hunters that travel the globe, who continue to use Leupold regardless of cost, performance, etc. but solely that they believe in the Leupold scopes they use and the outstanding Leupold CS dept they have come to depend on, that is if they ever needed it. Most have not.

These people subscribe to the "dance with the one that brung ya" doctrine.... 

Amen and Amen!! I do the same on some stuff in my world...Ford pick ups come to mind..

 

I haven't personally witnessed or heard of any Leupold failures in my area lately. That's saying A LOT, because it seems everybody has one!!

I haven't seen, nor heard of a Leupold going south in my area "probably" in the past year or so. The last one I remember seeing was a Leupold Rifleman that went TU @ my range on a .300 WSM or .300 Win Mag, I don't remember.

It my have been a mounting issue then, I didn't get involved in "the fix"...I just heard the cussing from a few benches down........

 

 

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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

Why is it mandatory that anyone provide evidence and facts for why they like what they like?  I interpreted 8shots' post as tongue in cheek; why automatically assume otherwise and berate a respected fellow member?  Different people place value on different things.  Depending on the intended use, in some cases, features like compactness or reticle design may be more important than pure optical performance. 

 

While I personally agree that scopes like the Elite 4200 are a better value than a comparable Leupold, the inescapable fact remains the 4200s, Monarchs, and Conquests of the world don't offer certain types of scopes that Leupold does.  Very few brands at any price point offer purpose built rimfire scopes, fixed high power competition scopes, and certain specialized reticles.  So, even if you're not a Leupy fan, if you want such options, do you sit and wait with a scopeless rifle, hoping maybe some day your favorite brand will offer them, or do you go ahead and buy a Leupold?

 

Although I can't think of a single Leupold product that I'd want to add to my collection beyond what I already have, I think Leupolds are neither as bad as their detractors would have you believe nor as good as their diehard fans would have you believe. 

 

 

 

 

Ted, I think the thread of the forum was going in the direction that placed the burden of proof on those individuals posting, why they liked or disliked a Leupold, thus their reasoning.  Yes I over reacted to 8 shots post and I followed up indicating that I did.

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Originally posted by pyro6999 pyro6999 wrote:

leupolds gold ring is a lot like a wedding ring, its a symbol, a symbol of something that costs a lot of money and after  few years it wont give you anything but attitude

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here is another thing to think about with leupold, you will never see a person who is very optics savy with a a leupold they always choose scopes made by some one else so, there are two type of people who generally buy leupold

 

1. The Hard core die hards, these cats have leupold underwear for christ sake these are the guys that spit the copenhagen out when you tell them your scope isnt a leupold, these are the guys who think its gold or nothing

 

2. The GreenHorns the new guys that dont  know anything about scopes and probably would barely be able to show you which end to look through, these poor souls get  there scopes because the salesman at the shop they bought there gun from told them oh yeah you will really like this 6.5x20 vxiii for whitetail hunting out of stand in a forest.of course they pay out the ass for the scope and then after a while of getting burned at dusk they start to explore other avenues and thats where we here at the ot come in.

 

Ot member- we are our own breed of cats, we are subjective to using leupolds in certain situations, but if we know we can use something else cause its better we will its only fair to give yourself the most advantages you can. sometimes a loopie will work sometimes it wont, i have had many gold rings in my life as has my family, but i dont think i will ever buy another one.

 

 

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Dolphin:

 

Actually, the purpose of this particular thread was to ask the question why this forum is considered hostile toward Leupold, by Leupold users, after countless "drive by snips" and accusations over the years I have been here.

 

Mike Yates, a devout Leupold guy and former solid contributor here, implied over and over that Leupold didn't get a fair shake on this forum. Sadly, I think Mike stopped coming over here because of that very thing. I'm speculating on that, so take it with a grain of salt.   

 

 

 

  



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Gentleman, gentleman please...... The reason why I do not give any technical support for saying a Leupold is the best is because leupold owners do not know about all that technical stuff. We do not need to know about that technical stuff either, that is what we pay the Leupold technicians for. They know everything and just put it into the scope. That way we can get on with the business of shooting......

 

Man, I can't keep a straight face typing this bull any longer. This was really just a joke that I could not resist. I am really not a snob and do not think any one brand or product is better then the other, nor that affordability makes one person better then the other.

 

I do apologise to anyone I may have upset. In my defence I did put a clown moticon at the end of my thread, which should have indicated my frame of mind.

 

And Big Squeeze, my handle do indeed come from taking 8 shots at a Barbary sheep and I was using a Leupold scope of all things.

 

Once again I humbly apologise for any hornets nest I may have bumped, but it was intended as a joke.

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I think that in reality, There's not a single Brand of scope that does not get dogged on in some fashion, there's always a reason, with Leupold it's the overprice for what you get. if they cost about 200 to 300 less in some cases there would be no discussion. That gold ring ain't worth 300 dollars, and neither is the name.
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Originally posted by 8shots 8shots wrote:

Gentleman, gentleman please...... The reason why I do not give any technical support for saying a Leupold is the best is because leupold owners do not know about all that technical stuff. We do not need to know about that technical stuff either, that is what we pay the Leupold technicians for. They know everything and just put it into the scope. That way we can get on with the business of shooting......

 

Man, I can't keep a straight face typing this bull any longer. This was really just a joke that I could not resist. I am really not a snob and do not think any one brand or product is better then the other, nor that affordability makes one person better then the other.

 

I do apologise to anyone I may have upset. In my defence I did put a clown moticon at the end of my thread, which should have indicated my frame of mind.

 

And Big Squeeze, my handle do indeed come from taking 8 shots at a Barbary sheep and I was using a Leupold scope of all things.

 

see guys 8shots is a good dude! hes a smart ass like the rest of us thats why he fits in so well here!

Once again I humbly apologise for any hornets nest I may have bumped, but it was intended as a joke.

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8shots, my friend, no apologies were needed, those of us who have read and discussed with you in other threads knew you were joshing.

 

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Originally posted by cyborg cyborg wrote:

I think that in reality, There's not a single Brand of scope that does not get dogged on in some fashion,

 

My point exactly!!

After Nikon, one of my favs, gets it's ass handed to them for piss poor CS, I have never "seriously" considered this forum Nikon unfriendly.

 

If someone had a Nikon go south, sent it back and got jacked around for MONTHS for a replacement, then I always thought Nikon deserved the whipping....  

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Further to my rant, if you look up in the Target Forum, you will see that I posted a Leupold test 1, 2 and 3, which I think is less then flattering to Leupold. If I was a Leupold Technician or Sales guy reading that test I would be a little upset. So this also proves my hopefully unbiased opion on matters within this forum.

 

Leupold scopes are indeed available in South Africa with a full agency. The supply of US firearm products such as scopes, rifles etc have just become a lot more restrictive. It is mainly the internet type purchases that have been shut down.

 

Further, and I have explained this before in this forum, Leupold prices seem to be more in line with other scopes in the same catogory in South Africa. In other words say a Bushnell is priced close to a Leupold. So the more-value -for money argument is not so strong in South Africa. Having said that, Leupolds are still quite expensive.

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Cheaptrick & Pyro..........Couldn`t have put it better myself!!!!.................................8Shots!!! No apologies needed! You are an OK guy! Did I get your user name right,,or what? And you were using a Leupold too???? I was joking around and just threw it out there as for a reason how you acquired your user name! Turns out that I wasn`t too far off! That`s funny!..... Next time, try an Elite 4200! You just might only need 6 shots!   Just kidding! Just kidding!!!!
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